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Originally Posted by CNP
I would believe that the above two quotes from the Wildlife Act require you to be at lest 200 yards from any neighbouring houses. In most cases this would be the prohibiting factor.
Now before anyone steps in to say that the Wildlife Act does not pertain to using a bow in your backyard think again as the Wildlife Act contains the only legislation in Alberta that prohibits using a firearm at night. There is no Federal law that prohibits the use of a firearm at night and there is no Federal law that prohibits using a bow in your backyard. Provinces may or may not enact laws as they deem necessary.
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Firearms around buildings
52(1) No person shall
(a) discharge a weapon, or
(b) cause a projectile from a weapon to pass
within 200 yards of any occupied building.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to
(a) the owner or occupant of, or the person having immediate possession or control of, the land on which the building is situated, or
(b) a person authorized to perform the activity by a person referred to in clause (a).
The title of this section is very important. All firearms are considered weapons by law, but not all weapons are firearms. This section of the wildlife act only applies to firearms that meet the Section 2 and Section 84 definitions within the Criminal Code.